Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025

Key Points

• Would ban grocery stores from charging “grossly excessive” prices, with the Federal Trade Commission setting clear rules for what counts.
• Lets stores defend a price increase if they can show it was caused by higher costs they couldn’t control, like shipping or supplier price hikes.
• Would ban “surveillance-based” pricing in stores—meaning changing prices for you based on your personal info, including info collected with facial recognition.
• Would require clear signs at the main entrance if a grocery store uses facial recognition, explaining it and why it’s used.
• Would ban electronic price tags in grocery stores larger than 10,000 square feet, and lets consumers, states, and the FTC sue or enforce penalties (at least $3,000 per violation).